Elliott Smith,
The Beatles,
Ryan Adams,
Fiona Apple,
Jon Brion,
keys,
locks,
keyholes,
open doors,
airports,
New York,
Regina Spektor,
Los Angeles,
Buffalo '66,
Janis Joplin,
Milan Kundera,
4.48 Psychosis,
Ben Kweller,
Brandi Carlile,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
stand-by flights,
John Lennon,
Atlanta,
Vermeer,
Van Gogh,
George Harrison,
Sean Lennon,
Ray LaMontagne,
Damien Rice,
Silverchair,
That's Called Going For It!,
spontaneity,
serendipitous surprises,
Andrew Bird,
Beck,
sELF,
Nine Inch Nails,
Bob Dylan,
chocolate cake,
Ben Folds Five,
Like Clockwork,
Wes Anderson,
Tim Burton,
museums,
Emily Ellison,
Theodore Roethke,
The Avett Brothers,
Amy Winehouse,
fucking it up,
turning it around,
LIFE
Sounds Like
..In my words: "that place between fear and excitement. honesty. love. whiskey. mountain tops and locked hotel rooms. wide eyes. big smiles. your favorite redhead".
In the words of my cellist: "sex with stringed instruments."
"THE SECRET TO SCALING A MOUNTAIN" is now available on iTunes!
I hail from Atlanta Georgia, though I've been known to wander quite a bit with a suitcase under my arm or in the back of my car. I am well suited to uncomfortable places and situations. I write frequently in bars and parks and airplanes and hotel rooms. I am the fortunate offspring of two writers, so I suppose my intended vocation was somewhat inevitable. My father lulled me to sleep with songs by The Beatles every night when I was a little girl. When I was about seven, I started carrying around a hand-held cassette recorder that I would use to capture the little melodies and words that appeared in my head. When I was about twelve, I started carrying around a guitar. I still do that. I like large rings, old keys, well-played guitars, dark beer, whiskey, airports, skinny boys, Elliott Smith, good books, hotels, my family, and unlimited supplies of pens and paper.
I have been performing music in one capacity or another since I was 7. The whole singer-songwriter gig has been going on since I was 12, and started playing at bars and clubs around Atlanta. When I was 14 I release my first 3 song demo. It wound up on the legendary Atlanta radio station, 99X, and I was subsequently invited to play at their Unplugged In The Park Concert series. After my first year of high school, I decided I was more interested in music than academia, so I left, and managed to earn a diploma from home. I also recorded my first full length CD called "A Beautiful Chaos." A couple years later, I decided that I was more interested in academia than music. So I put away my guitar, and I went to college. I studied art history. I painted. I learned a lot. It was fun, but it didn't last. A couple years after that, I decided once again that I was more interested in music than academia. So I left college, and I pulled my guitar back out.
I write- even if it only turns into a few lines- everyday. In the fall of 2007, I started writing a new record. The songs comprising it were collected and recorded in Atlanta in exactly one year (December 29th, 2007-December 29th, 2008). The album was produced by a lovely man named Danny Howes (formerly the lead guitarist for The Tender Idols, most recently a producer for the likes of Tim Brantley and The Modern Society), myself, and my phenomenal drummer Torin Degnats. This record was a labor of true, deep love. It was also a hell of a lot of fun to make. In honor of the obstacles (both personal and professional) I conquered to be able to make this record, I decided to name it "The Secret To Scaling A Mountain."
Bikini Contest ||
Water Balloon War || Eating Contest || Sand Sculpture || BBQ || PBR ||
Water Guns || DJ's Sky, Cristo, EJ & Captain Crunk || Today the Moon Tomorrow the Sun This Saturday!
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Hey girl long time no see! I hope you and Coco are having a blast in New York...I'm so jealous! oh and you Rock! Missyouloveyoumeanitbye! Yeah I stole that one from Taylor but I really meanit!
I don't know if you remember me, we had French our freshman year of college. I was just checking out your music and I'd really love to buy your CD. How can I purchase it?
hey lady. just wanted to let you know that mike oc left your cd in my car and i love love love it! esp. track 9. hittin way home right about now. i shall have to legitimately purchase the cd and give it back to him. but i couldn't let new tunes go to waste :)